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THEMATIC MAPPING & DRUPALJuly 28, 2012
William Hurley, Manager of Programming
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GOOGLE MAPSTuesday, July 31, 12
CHOROPLETH
A map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the
statistical variable being displayed on the map.
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OBESITY LEVELS IN THE US BY COUNTY, LIGHTER IS BETTER
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HEALTH RANKING OF COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA, LIGHTER IS BETTER
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ENGLISH EXAM PASSING RATES IN NYC CHARTER SCHOOLS
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BROADBAND AVAILABILITYTuesday, July 31, 12
SO HOW DO WE DO IT?
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MAPPING IN THE BROWSER
The simplest solution
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ADVANTAGES
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ADVANTAGESLarger talent poolJavascript is a common skill for web developers
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ADVANTAGESLarger talent poolJavascript is a common skill for web developers
Easily integrated into DrupalDrupal modules exist for many libraries
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ADVANTAGESLarger talent poolJavascript is a common skill for web developers
Easily integrated into DrupalDrupal modules exist for many libraries
Quicker to deployFewer op?ons means less code to write and test
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GOOGLE GEO CHARTSTuesday, July 31, 12
JSMAPTuesday, July 31, 12
D3Tuesday, July 31, 12
DISADVANTAGES
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DISADVANTAGESCompa8bility and performanceComplicated maps can cause issues in IE
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DISADVANTAGESCompa8bility and performanceComplicated maps can cause issues in IE
Not true geographyGoogle can place points, others are shapes only
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DISADVANTAGESCompa8bility and performanceComplicated maps can cause issues in IE
Not true geographyGoogle can place points, others are shapes only
No panning / zoomingDoesn’t func?on the same as Google Maps
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MAPPING IN THE CLOUD
Mapping as a service
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ADVANTAGES
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ADVANTAGESHighly customizable mapsCan take mul?ple inputs and be styled in many ways
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ADVANTAGESHighly customizable mapsCan take mul?ple inputs and be styled in many ways
Can be used by less technical staffAll configura?on done through a user interface
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ADVANTAGESHighly customizable mapsCan take mul?ple inputs and be styled in many ways
Can be used by less technical staffAll configura?on done through a user interface
Easy to set upJust create an account
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TILEMILLTuesday, July 31, 12
MAPBOX HOSTINGTuesday, July 31, 12
CARTODB DATA VIEWTuesday, July 31, 12
CARTODB MAP VIEWTuesday, July 31, 12
GOOGLE FUSION TABLES DATATuesday, July 31, 12
GOOGLE FUSION TABLES MAPTuesday, July 31, 12
DISADVANTAGES
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DISADVANTAGESDependent on a servicePoten?al vendor lock-‐in
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DISADVANTAGESDependent on a servicePoten?al vendor lock-‐in
External dataNeed to transfer from content management system
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DISADVANTAGESDependent on a servicePoten?al vendor lock-‐in
External dataNeed to transfer from content management system
Opaque infrastructureHow well will it scale?
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MAPPING ON YOUR NETWORK
Do it yourself
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ADVANTAGES
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ADVANTAGESComplete customiza8onTotal control over every part of the process
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ADVANTAGESComplete customiza8onTotal control over every part of the process
Poten8al economies of scaleUse it again and again
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ADVANTAGESComplete customiza8onTotal control over every part of the process
Poten8al economies of scaleUse it again and again
ScalabilityYour hardware, your rules
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WHAT YOU’LL NEED
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WHAT YOU’LL NEEDClient libraryOpenLayers, Leaflet, Modest Maps, etc
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WHAT YOU’LL NEEDClient libraryOpenLayers, Leaflet, Modest Maps, etc
Map serverMapnik
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WHAT YOU’LL NEEDClient libraryOpenLayers, Leaflet, Modest Maps, etc
Map serverMapnik
Tile serverUse or customize CartoDB / WindshaY, Tilelive, etc.
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WHAT YOU’LL NEEDClient libraryOpenLayers, Leaflet, Modest Maps, etc
Map serverMapnik
Tile serverUse or customize CartoDB / WindshaY, Tilelive, etc.
Geographic databasePostgreSQL and PostGIS
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DISADVANTAGES
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DISADVANTAGESCustom developmentYou build it, you own it
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DISADVANTAGESCustom developmentYou build it, you own it
Larger investmentServers and development costs
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DISADVANTAGESCustom developmentYou build it, you own it
Larger investmentServers and development costs
MaintenanceMany products in the stack are under ac?ve development
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NOW THE FUN PART
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SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
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THANK YOU!Resources
Tilemill: mapbox.com/8lemillCartoDB: cartodb.com
jsMap: drupal.org/project/jsmapD3: d3js.org
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